Former NCAA D1 Regional All-American C/1B/OF & Current Team Italia Member (SIGNED IN ITALY FOR 2021)
Name: Sarah Edwards
Height: 178cm
Weight: 72kg
DOB: June 26, 1996
Date Available: October 5, 2020
Bats: L
Throws: L
Positions: 1B, OF, C
Positions (alt): Coach, Youth Coach
College: Hofstra University; University at Buffalo
Personal
Sarah graduated in 2018 after two years at Hofstra University (BIO) (NCAA Division I). She previously spent two years at the University at Buffalo (BIO) (NCAA Division I). Sarah started all 53 games of the 2018 season in the 4 spot for Hofstra, the #18 team in the country at the time. The team earned a CAA Conference Championship and NCAA Regional Tournament appearance, where she was a key asset in their success (Article). She completed her senior season with a .336 batting average and .453 OBP, with 12 doubles, 6 home runs and 32 RBIs. She finished her collegiate career as an NFCA All-Northeast Region First-Team selection, First-Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection, CoSIDA Academic All-District selection, NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete and two-time CAA All-Tournament Team selection.
Growing up with three older brothers who were baseball players, Sarah developed her love for the game very fast and made the high school varsity squad as a freshman. As a Senior Captain and starting catcher in 2014, she earned All-County Defensive Player of the Year. In college Sarah became a true student of the game, as she developed into a consistent contact hitter, earning her way into the starting line-up as a 5-hole hitter in her sophomore season. Sarah has great plate awareness and pitch selection, known for working deep into counts and drawing walks. At Hofstra, she holds the 5th-most amount of single-season walks in program history with 31. She earned the nickname “Clutch,” known to execute high-pressure situations, including a game-winning 2-run homerun in extra innings against FIU, and a game-winning RBI in extra innings against Florida State. She ended her 53 game senior season on a 22 game reached-base streak. On the base paths Sarah has average speed and good base running skills. Sarah’s catching abilities were described as having a very strong & accurate arm, good command of the field, and great pitch calling knowledge. Sarah also has 9 years coaching experience and would be open to helping out with the youth program.
Sarah’s first season in Europe, she was under two contracts for the 2018 summer. She first played for the Lucerne Eagles in Switzerland for the regular season and 2018 European Winners Cup in the Netherlands. She was a key asset in helping a 2-10 team win their last 6 out of 8 games to make the playoffs. She took the league by storm, coming in half-way through the season and finishing with a stat line of .680/.758/1.160. In the European Winners Cup in Rotterdam, while competing against numerous NPF players, she was at the top of almost every offensive statistic. She went on to finish with Old Parma Taurus in Italy for the second half of their season. She helped a 3-17 team win 4 of their last 12 games to get them out of relegation. Following her success in Europe, Sarah went to play with the Western Magpies in Auckland, New Zealand for the 2018-2019 winter. She helped her team win the Auckland Softball Championship and the New Zealand Club Nationals Championship. For Sarah’s 2nd trip to Europe, she returned to Italy for the 2019 season with the Old Parma Taurus. She offensively led the team in every category and individually had a great season. For the later part of the summer, she signed to play in the 2019 European Premiere Cup in Italy and the Dutch Golden League playoffs with defending champions Olympia Haarlem. She helped them win the bronze medal at the European Premiere cup and become finalists in the Holland championship series. This past December, Sarah finished the process to get her Italian Passport, and she is currently a member of the Italian National Team (Article). She was selected to play in the 20 women roster for the 2020 Australia Pacific Cup, and her dream is to make the 15 women roster for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She is currently playing for Inox Team Saronno for her 3rd Italian season.
Any club in need of a big bat, team leader, and someone with great knowledge of softball who can catch and play the field is encouraged to reach out to Sarah.
Playing Experience
Coaching Experience
YEAR | ROLE | ORGANIZATION | LEAGUE/DIVISION | DETAILS |
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2011-2014 | Instructor | Bay Shore Varsity | Youth | Softball camps |
2014-2016 | Instructor | University at Buffalo | Youth | Softball clinics |
2016-2018 | Instructor | Hofstra University | Youth | Softball clinics |
2018 | Import Coach | Lucerne Eagles | Switzerland Softball League/Euro Cup | Player/Coach |
2018 | Youth Coach & Instructor | Old Parma Taurus | Youth | Softball Camps & helping with youth team |
2018-2019 | Youth Coach | Western Magpies | Youth | Softball Camps and Lessons for youth |
2018-2019 | Assistant Coach | Auckland 23u | New Zealand | Assistant Coach for the Auckland 23u team which is comprised of the top under 23 girls in the entire Auckland league and compete at tournaments around the country. |
2019 | Youth Coach & Instructor | Old Parma Taurus | Youth | Softball Camps & helping with youth team |
2019 | Youth Coach & Instructor | Olympia Haarlem | Youth | Softball Camps & helping with youth team |
2020 | Youth Coach & Instructor | Saronno | Youth | Softball Camps & helping with youth team |
Stats
Pro/Overseas Batting
Years | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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2018 | European Winners Cup | 7 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .720 | 1.048 |
2018 | Lucerne Eagles | 10 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .680 | .758 | 1.160 |
2018 | Old Parma Taurus | 12 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .346 | .414 | .346 |
2018-2019 | Western Magpies | 43 | 107 | 35 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .355 | .533 | .533 |
2018-2019 | Club Nationals | 8 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .630 | .500 |
2019 | Old Parma Taurus | 36 | 80 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | .350 | .460 | .475 |
2019 | Olympia Haarlem | 17 | 38 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .342 | .419 | .474 |
2020 | Inox Saronno | 13 | 33 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .485 | .647 | .697 |
Total | 146 | 352 | 99 | 145 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 88 | 76 | 39 | 18 | 5 | .411 | .588 |